17.9% ▲ +20.7%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Highett (West) - Cheltenham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Highett (West) - Cheltenham
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 80% of people in Highett (West) - Cheltenham speak only English at home. While the area is more linguistically diverse than most similar places, it remains well below the Victorian and national figures for non-English language use.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 17.9% of residents use a language other than English at home, a figure that rose 3.1 percentage points since 2011. Greek and Mandarin are the most common other languages; meanwhile, 2.4% of people speak little or no English, which is slightly lower than the national figure.
2.4% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Highett (West) - Cheltenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208011171/highett-cheltenham/topic/language